9780861542536 - The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome de Sidebottom, Harry (20 resultados)

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hardcover. Condición: Very Good. The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

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Condición: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 338 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. A very good to near fine copy in a very good to near fine dust jacket. Jacket not price clipped.

hardcover. Condición: fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: fine. Stated first edition. NOT an ex library book. 338 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

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hardcover. Condición: New. Brand New.

Hardcover. Condición: New. A teenager when he became Emperor of Rome in 218 CE, Heliogabalus headed four years of extravagance and earned a reputation for his humiliation of senior figures as well as his indulgences; after his death, statues portraying him were destroyed and his illegitimacy, sexuality, race and religion were mocked. Based on contemporary literature and art, Harry Sidebottom tells the emperor's story and uses it to shed light on power and ways of thinking in imperial Rome.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. On 8 June AD218 a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Rallying his retreating troops in person, against all expectations, he was victorious.Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as Heliogabalus, was proclaimed emperor. The next four years were to be the strangest in the history of the empire.Heliogabalus humiliated the prestigious Senators and threw extravagant dinner parties for his lower-class friends. He ousted Jupiter from his summit among the gods and replaced him with Elagabal. He married a Vestal Virgin twice. Rumours abounded that he was a prostitute, that he enjoyed sex with men, that he wanted his physicians to give him a vagina. His contemporaries were unanimous: Heliogabalus was the worst emperor ever. For Antonin Artaud, his life was anarchy in action.But weve forgotten all about him. How did a teenager from an obscure imperial outpost rise up to the very top? In the first biography of Heliogabalus in over half a century, Harry Sidebottom unveils the high drama of sex, religion, power and culture in Ancient Rome as weve never seen it before. What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? The life and times of the worst Roman emperor of all. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Reprint. Light shelf wear to extremities. Closed tear to base of D/J spine.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 304 pages. 9.20x6.00x0.78 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 304 pages. 9.20x6.00x0.78 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 2nd Edition. This hardback book " The Mad Emperor : Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome " has covers which are square and tight, the textblock is clean and bright with a few illustrations, the dustjacket is also clean and bright. Book price includes Track 48 postage in the UK only.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. On 8 June AD218 a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Rallying his retreating troops in person, against all expectations, he was victorious.Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as Heliogabalus, was proclaimed emperor. The next four years were to be the strangest in the history of the empire.Heliogabalus humiliated the prestigious Senators and threw extravagant dinner parties for his lower-class friends. He ousted Jupiter from his summit among the gods and replaced him with Elagabal. He married a Vestal Virgin twice. Rumours abounded that he was a prostitute, that he enjoyed sex with men, that he wanted his physicians to give him a vagina. His contemporaries were unanimous: Heliogabalus was the worst emperor ever. For Antonin Artaud, his life was anarchy in action.But weve forgotten all about him. How did a teenager from an obscure imperial outpost rise up to the very top? In the first biography of Heliogabalus in over half a century, Harry Sidebottom unveils the high drama of sex, religion, power and culture in Ancient Rome as weve never seen it before. What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? The life and times of the worst Roman emperor of all. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. On 8 June AD218 a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Rallying his retreating troops in person, against all expectations, he was victorious.Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as Heliogabalus, was proclaimed emperor. The next four years were to be the strangest in the history of the empire.Heliogabalus humiliated the prestigious Senators and threw extravagant dinner parties for his lower-class friends. He ousted Jupiter from his summit among the gods and replaced him with Elagabal. He married a Vestal Virgin twice. Rumours abounded that he was a prostitute, that he enjoyed sex with men, that he wanted his physicians to give him a vagina. His contemporaries were unanimous: Heliogabalus was the worst emperor ever. For Antonin Artaud, his life was anarchy in action.But weve forgotten all about him. How did a teenager from an obscure imperial outpost rise up to the very top? In the first biography of Heliogabalus in over half a century, Harry Sidebottom unveils the high drama of sex, religion, power and culture in Ancient Rome as weve never seen it before. What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? The life and times of the worst Roman emperor of all. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.